Sale reports / Iowa / Kalona Livestock Auction / 2022-06-16

Kalona Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Kalona, Iowa · Thu, Jun 16
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2528
Receipts
477 head
▼ 430 vs last sale 907▼ 232 vs year ago 709 · −32.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 3.50 higher, Dairy steers 2.25 higher, slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,790115.372,06519
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,652118.341,9557thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,397101.241,41471
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20288.891,06825
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06665.3469719
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,509129.961,9616thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,228115.001,4122thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,04099.001,0301thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,336151.772,02882
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,227141.511,73631
HeifersSelectAverage1,073130.301,3982thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,404152.192,137113
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,327141.971,88432
SteersSelectAverage1,083132.591,4366thin

Every lot

18 lots · USDA AMS · Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,083132.59/cwt120.00–138.501,4366
Steers—Select and Choice1,327141.97/cwt132.00–146.001,88432
Steers—Choice1,404152.19/cwt147.00–155.252,137113
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,073130.30/cwt127.00–134.001,3982
Heifers—Select and Choice1,227141.51/cwt132.00–147.001,73631
Heifers—Choice1,336151.77/cwt148.00–155.002,02882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,668110.68/cwt100.00–116.001,84612
Bulls——1,998123.40/cwt118.00–128.002,4667
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82442.84/cwt35.00–53.003534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13171.34/cwt60.00–78.0080715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17295.90/cwt90.00–105.001,12410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22284.22/cwt80.00–87.001,02915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394107.32/cwt100.00–113.001,49635
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39995.33/cwt88.00–100.001,33436
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,652118.34/cwt114.00–131.001,9557
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,04099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0301
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,228115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4122
Dairy Steers—Choice1,509129.96/cwt126.00–137.001,9616

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.